The sharing economy is disrupting businesses and jobs all around the world, as it uses the mobile internet to connect customers and workers with products and services. It is destroying many traditional business practices and transferring risk from the organisation to the individual. But the sharing economy is here to stay.

Farm accidents can happen at any time of the day or night so it is best to be prepared to react swiftly and properly at all times.That was the key message from Agriculture Minister Michelle O’Neill today as her department distributed around 28,000 key emergency contact leaflets to farm families across the north.

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It started out as a hobby for Lorna Robinson, but little more than a decade later, she is taking the food industry by storm.The 57-year-old mother-of-three is the managing director of Cloughbane Farm Shop which now produces and distributes around 20,000 pies and other food products a week. It is a far cry from its humble beginnings.

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Businesses like Home Depot and Wal-Mart offer convenience and affordability to many consumers. The harsh reality of this is that the Wal-Marts of the country tend to sap business from small local businesses.

A city is a hub of economic and entrepreneurial bustle that breeds jobs and sucks in people from the surrounding areas. Business and investment are lured to cities and thrive on ideas, innovation and creativity. But what does such success mean for non-city areas?

I think we can all agree that waiting to hear back about a job isn’t topping anyone’s list of favorite hobbies. Every time your phone rings or your email dings, you stop what you’re doing just in case it’s news on the job front. Will you get an interview? Will you get an offer? Maybe you even pick up one of those automated scam calls, just on the off chance that the hiring manager is suddenly calling you from a blocked number or remote location.

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